As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I want to lay out what actually works here, because the gap between common practice and best practice on this topic is wide. The pressure on a new executive to act immediately is intense, from themselves and from […]
Category Archives: For Employers
For Employers, Hiring Insights
Exit-Ready Leadership: Building a Team That Increases Enterprise Value
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, this is one of the questions employers bring me most often, and my answer has been sharpened by seeing what separates the searches that succeed from the ones that don’t. When owners prepare a company for sale, […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
The CEO Evaluation: How Boards Should Review Chief Executive Performance
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I spend much of my time on exactly this question, and the conventional wisdom around it is only half right. Boards evaluate the CEO less rigorously than the CEO evaluates their own reports, often through a vague […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
International Expansion Hiring: Your First US Executive as a Foreign Company
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, this is one of the questions employers bring me most often, and my answer has been sharpened by seeing what separates the searches that succeed from the ones that don’t. A foreign company entering the US market […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have built and refined this template across hundreds of executive searches, so here is the version that actually works. A CEO search runs better when the committee’s mandate, membership, and decision rules are […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I give clients this template constantly, so here is the practitioner’s version, ready to adapt. Most executive job postings read like internal job descriptions and repel exactly the senior candidates they should […]
For Employers, Templates & Checklists
Job Offer Negotiation Checklist for Employers Closing Executive Candidates
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have built and refined this template across hundreds of executive searches, so here is the version that actually works. You have chosen your candidate and they are interested, and now the negotiation will […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I answer this question constantly from boards and employers, so here is the clear version. Stabilize first, understand why, then decide between retention and replacement, in that order, rather than reacting […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I answer this question constantly from boards and employers, so here is the clear version. Understand why it happened honestly, because an executive leaving within weeks almost always signals a problem with the […]
For Employers, Role & Industry Guides
How to Hire a CFO for a Construction company: An Employer’s Field Guide
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Drawing on our searches for this role across the sector, this field guide lays out what employers should actually look for, and look out for. Hiring a CFO for a construction company demands someone who understands the industry’s distinctive finance, project accounting, […]